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. TALKING MACHINE Filed Aug. 9. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Aug. 4, 1931 PATENT orrics OSCAR I-I. BRASIER, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON TALKING MACHINE Application filed August 9, 1929. Serial No. 384,763.

This invention aims to provide a means whereby thrift will be encouraged through the instrumentaiity of a bank in which is embodied a mechanism whereby a selection will be rendered on a talking machine each time that a coin is deposited. The invention aims to provide novel means for rotating, starting, and stopping the record, and to supply novel means for moving the record-engaging stylus and the reproducer, so that a selection on the record may be played as often as a coin is deposited in the bank.

The invention proposes to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes may be made in the precise em- 1 bodiment of the invention herein disclosed,

within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the bank hereinafter described;

Figure 2 is a section through the casing and the coin chute;

Figure 3 is a vertical section wherein the parts are shown set to receive a coin;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but showing the parts as they will appear whilst a selection isbeing played;

Figure 5 is a vertical section showing the spring motor;

Figure 6 is a section at right angles to Figure 5 and showing the turntable, and parts that cooperate with it;

Figure 7 is a horizontal section taken above the coin lever;

Figure 8 is a vertical section which supplements Figure 6 with a more complete showing of the motor;

Figure 9 is a section on the line 99 of Figure 8;

Figure 10 is a vertical sectional View on the line 10'-10 of Figure 7 and showing the means whereby the operation of the spring motor is stopped;

Figure 11 is a section on the line 1111 of Figure 8 and showing the lifting cam and. the attendant parts;

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the turning disc for the plunger;

Figure 13 a perspective view of the coin lever;

Figure 14; is a perspective View of the stopping dog;

Figure 15 is a fragmental elevation show ing the mechanism in a position intermediate those shown in Figures 4 and 3.

The device includes a casing 1 provided with a coin chute 2. A spring motor 3 is secured in the casing 1 and comprises a frame 4. The spring motor 3 need not be described in detail, but it may be stated that the motor comprises driven shafts 5 and 6 journaled in the frame 4. The spring motor drives, also, a pinion 7 journaled on a stub shaft 8 carried by the frame 4. A cam 9 and a disc 10 turn with the pinion 7. The disc 10 has oppositely disposed arms 11. A plunger 12 is mounted to slide vertically, and to rock about its axis, on the frame 4. At its lower end, the plunger 12 has a projection 14 adapted to cooperate with the arms 11 on the disc 10. The lower end of the plun er 12 is kept in engagement with the cam 9 by a compression spring 15 that exerts an upward thrust against the frame 1, and a downward thrust upon the plunger 12. The plunger 12 has a circumferential shoulder 16 (Figure 6). On the upper end of the plunger 12 there is a crank 17 having a slot in its upper end. An arm 18 is received in the slot of the crank 17. A post 20 is mounted upon and forms part of the frame 4. A joint 19 connects the arm 18 with the post 20. The nature of the joint 19 is such that the arm 18 can swing both vertically and horizontally.

The arm 18 carries a sound reproducer 21 including a stylus 22 adapted to cooperate with a record 28 removably mounted on a turntable 24 carried by a shaft 25 (Figure frame 4. A'pawl 31 is connected to the arm v 30 by a rule joint hinge, the construction being such that the pawl 31- canswing up in the direction of the arrow A from the position of Figure 3, but not downwardly from 7 that position. A star wheel 32 is journaled at 52. on the frame 4; The star wheel 32 has teeth 33 provided with outstanding pins 34- so located as to be engaged by the pawl 31. A resilient latch 35 issecured to the frame 4 and has spaced seats 7 36 and 37 for engagement, one at a time, with the teeth 33'of'the star wheel 32. At times, the latch 35 actuates the star wheel 32, as will be explained hereinafter, and the latch, therefore, may be referred to as an actuator.

A lever 38 is fulcrumed at 39'on the frame 4 and has a coin platform 40 located under the chute 2. Atits inner end, the lever 38 isprovided with a head 41 that is cut away to form a projection 42 adapted to cooperate with the teeth-33 of the star wheel 32. A p-ullspring 43 is connected at one end to the frame4-and-at its other end to the head 41 of the lever 38 in such a position that the spring can; pull either above the fulcrum 39 0f the lever 38 (Figure 3) orbelow the center of the fulcrum 39 (Figure 4). A dog 44 is pivoted ats45 to the head 41 of the lever 38. The dog44 has a slot 46 receiving a guide-pin 47 on the frame 4. At its outer end, the'dog44 has a rectangularly-arranged stop48 adapted to enter a notch 49 in the frame l and to lie in the path of a peripherallug 50 (Figure 10) on a disc 51 secured to-t'he shaft 5.

When a coin is dropped into the chute 2,

thecoin falls on the platform 40 of the lever 38and swings theleverdown from the position of'Figure 3 to the position of Figure 4, the coin sliding off the platform 40. WVhen the lever 38" swings down, the pull of the" spring 43 is carried below the fulcrum 39 fort-helever 38, and the spring, therefore, causes the latter portion of the downward movement of the'lever 38 to take place-rapidly,- the platform 40 coming into contact with a shoulder 4a (Figure 3) in the frame 4. \Vhen the lever 38 swings down to the position (if-Figure 4, the stop 48;on the dog 44-ispulled out of the way ofthelug 50 (Figure10) onthe-disc 51 which is attached to the shaft 5. The spring motor 3 thus is put into operation, to turn the shaft 6, and to rotate the pinion 7, the cam 9, and the disc 10, the disc having the arms 11. The parts last-above referred to are shown in detail in Figure 9.

hen the rotation of the cam 9 is begun, as aforesaid, the plunger 12 moves upwardly a little way, responsive to the action of the cam 9, and the shoulder 16 on the plunger 12 cooperates with the projection 28 on the shaft 27, to turn the shaft 27 clockwise, and to swing the arm 30 clockwise. The pawl 31 cooperates with one teeth 33 of the star wheel 32to turn the star wheel counterclockwise, the lowermost tooth of the star wheel moving out of the seat 37 in the latch 35, and occupying the seat 36 of the latch, as shown in Figure 4. The arm 30, however, does not move to the position of Figure 4, until a later stage in the operation, as will be described hereinafter.

The cam 9 turns enough to permit the plunger 12 to move down, and the plunger 12 moves down, due to the action of the spring 15, and to the weight of the reproducer 21. The stylus 22 comes into contact with the record 23 as the reproducer 21 is lowered and the parts 22 and 23 are in position to begin the playing of a selection. )Vhen the plunger moves downwardly, to lower the reproduccr 21 on the record 23, the shoulder 16 on the plunger moves downwardly, and the shaft 27 turns counterclockwise, due to the action of the spring 29, the arm assuming the position of Figure 7 4; Clockwise rotation is not imparted to the star wheel 32 by the pawl-31, when the arm 30 swings counterclockwise, because the pawl 31 can slide over the corresponding pin 34 on the star wheel 32, the pawl swinging with respect to the arm 30 when the arm moves counterclockwise, and being rigid with the arm only when the arm moves clockwise, as hereinafter explained. The parts now are in the position of Figure 4.

When the motor 3 is put into operation, as aforesaid, the shaft 6 is rotated, the beveled gears 26 turn the shaft 25 with the table 24 and the record 23, the stylus 22 riding over the record 23 to operate the reproducer 21 and to play any selection that may be recorded on the member 23. Whilst the playing of the selection on the record disc 23 is going on, the arm 18 swings horizontally with the post 20 as a center of swinging movement, and the plunger 12 rotates on its axis, because the arm 18 is engaged in the slot of the crank 17 on the plunger.

W hen the playing of the selection on the record disc 23 is finished, the cam 9 raises the plunger 12 and causes the member 17 to swing the arm 18 vertically, thereby raising the stylus 22 off the record 23. One of the arms 11 on the disc 10 engages the projection 14 on the plunger 12 and rotates the plunger on its axis, the crank 17 carrying the arm 18 and the reproducer 21 to the beginning of the selection on the record 23, the reproducer 21 remaining suspended, with the stylus 22 out of contact with the record 23.

WVhen the plunger 12 moves up, to lift the reproducer 21 with respect to the record 23, at the conclusion of the playing of the selection, the shoulder 16 on the plunger cooperates with the projection 28 on the shaft 27 to turn the shaft clockwise and to swing the arm 30 clockwise in Figure 4, the pawl 31 cooperating with one of the pins 34 of the star wheel 32 to rotate the star wheel from the position of Figure 4 to the position of Figure 15. During this movement, one of the teeth 33 of the star wheel 32 engages the projection 42 on the lever 38 and raises the lever until the pull of the spring 43 is above the fulcrum 39 of the lever, the dog 44 being carried to the right, in Figure 3, and the stop 48 on the dog moving to the left in Figure 10, so that the stop is in the path of the lug 50 on the disc 51, the operation of the motor 3 being concluded when the disc 51 has turned enough to bring the lug 50 against the stop 48.

Note that when the parts are in the position of Figure 15, one of the teeth 33 of the star wheel 32 is in contact with one of the inclined sides 37a of the seat 37 in the resilient actuator 35. As soon as the lever 38 swings up from the position of Figure 15 to the position of Figure 3, the projection 42 of the lever moves clear of the tooth of the star wheel 32 with which the projection 42 is shown engaged in Figure 15. The star wheel 32 then is rotated tnrough a small arc, counter-clockwise, by the action of the inclined surface 37a of the actuator 35 011 the lowermost tooth of the star Wheel in Figure 15. The reason for rotating the star wheel 32 through the aforesaid small arc, is to get the uppermost tooth of the star wheel in Figure 15 out of the way of the projection 42 on the lever 38, so that when the lever swings down from the position of Figure 3 to the position of Figure 4, upon the depositing of a coin, there will be no tooth of the star wheel in the way of the projection 42 on the lever. As the lowermost tooth of the star wheel 32 slides along the inclined surface 37a of the actuator 35, the said tooth arrives, ulti= mately, in the seat 37, as shown in Figure 3.

The reason why the parts 37a3735 (rather than the arm 30 and the pawl 31) have to be relied upon to turn the star wheel through the aforesaid small arc is this: when the lever 38 swings up into the position of Figure 3 and causes the member 48 of the dog 44 to move into the path of the projection 50 of the disc 51, the last part of that movement is brought about quickly, due to the action of the spring 43, and even if the disc 51 (Figure 10) turns almost a whole revolution before the projection 50 of the disc 51 actually engages the stop 48, the speed reduced by the gearing of the motor 3 to such an extent that the arm 30 moves slowly, and the pawl 31 cannot be relied upon to give the star wheel the necessary rotation through the aforesaid small arc. Practically considered, the arm 30 stops swinging as soon as the motor is stopped, upon the completion of the upper swinging movement of the lever 38. It should be understood that there is no appreciable pause, with the parts in the position of Figure 15, that figure being introduced into the drawings to show how the actuator 35 turns the star wheel 32, through a small are, as hereinbefore set forth.

I claim 1. In a machine of the class described, a motor including a frame, a record carrier journaled on the frame and operated by the motor, a reproducer so located as to cooperate with a record on the record carrier, means for mounting the reproducer on the frame for swin ing movement, a plunger mounted to slide longitudinally and to rotate axially on the frame, the plunger being provided with means for engaging the reproducer in offset relation to the axis of rotation of the plunger, means operated by the motor for moving the plunger longitudinally and for rotatin the plunger on its axis, mechanism under the control of an operator to start the motor, and under the control of the plunger, as it moves longitudinally, to stop the motor, and means carried by the plunger and engaging with a portion of said mechanism to actuate said mechanism and stop the motor when the plunger moves longitudinally, as aforesaid.

2. A machine of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 1, and further characterized by the fact that the lastspecified means embodies a cam coacting with the plunger to move the plunger longitudinally, an arm rotatable with the cam, and a lateral projection on the plunger, the projection coacting with the arm to rotate the plunger.

In a machine of the class described, a motor including a frame, a rotatable record carrier journaled on the frame, means for connecting the record carrier with the motor, a reproducer so located as to cooperate with a record on the record carrier, means for mounting the reproducer on the frame for swinging movement, a plunger mounted to slide longitudinally and to retate axially on the frame, the plunger being provided with means for engaging the reproducer in offset relation to the axis of rotation of the plunger, means operated by themotor for moving the plunger longitudinally and for rotating the plunger on its axis, a starting and stopping device for the motor, the starting and stopping device ,eing under the control of an operator to start the motor, and mechanism actuated by the plunger for operating the starting and stopping device to cause it to stop the motor.

4. In a machine of the class described, a motor including a frame, a rotatable rec- 0rd carrier journaled on the frame and driven by the motor; starting and stopping mechanism comprising a lever under the control of an operator to start the motor, a fulcrum Whereon the lever is carried, a dog connected to the lever and movable into and out of engagement with the motor, a star Wheel journaled for rotation and engageable With the lever to impart initial movement to the lever to stop the motor, means for driving the star Wheel intermittently from the motor, and spring means for moving the lever after the movement of the lever to stop the motor has been initiated by the star Wheel.

5. A machine of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 4:, and further characterized by the fact that the means for driving the star wheel from the motor includes a plunger mounted to slide on the frame, means for operating the plunger from the motor, a shaft mounted on the frame for rocking movement and having a 'PIOJGCtlOD, an abutment on the plunger and cooperatlng With the pro gection, an arm carried by the shaft, and a pawl pivoted to the arm and cooperating With the star Wheel.

6. A machine of the class described, constructed-as set forth in claim 4:, and further characterized by'supplemental means for rotating the star Wheel through a small are, independently of the means for driving the star Wheel from the motor, said supgagement With the motor, a star Wheel journaled for rotation and engageable With the lever, and means cooperating With the plunger and With the star Wheel to rotate the-star Wheel intermittently.

8. A machine of the class described, comprising a motor, a rotatable record carrier driven by the motor, a reproducer cooperating with the record carrier, means operated by the motor for shifting the reproducer from final playing position to beginningplaying position with respect to a record on the record carrier, mechanism for stopping the motor, including a lever and a fulcrum for thelever, a spring connected to the lever, a star Wheel engageable With the lever to swing the lever and shift the position of the spring- With respect to the fulcrunr so that the spring Will actuate the lever to stop the motor, and means for imparting intermittent rotation to the star wheel fronrthe shifting means.

In testimony that I. claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

()S'CAR H. BRASIER.

plemental means embodying a spring having an inclined part with Which the teeth of the star Wheel engage one at a time.

7. In a machine of the class described, a motor includmg a frame, a rotatable record carrier, means for connecting the record carrier With the motor, a reproducing device so located as to cooperate With a record on the record carrier, means for mounting the reproducing deviceon the frame for swinging movement, a plunger mounted to slide longitudinally and to rotate axially on the frame, the plunger being provided With means for engaging the reproducing device in offset relation to the axis of rotation of the plunger, means operated by the motor for moving the plunger longitudinally and for rotating the plunger on'its axis, a starting and stopping mechanism comprising a lever and a fulcrum therefor, a dog connected to. the lever and movableinto and outof 'en-' 

